proto-industrialization

noun

A phase of incipient industrialization of a country, before full industrialization, in which the necessary conditions for the latter are established.

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Meanings

nounproto-industrialization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA phase of incipient industrialization of a country, before full industrialization, in which the necessary conditions for the latter are established.

Origin

From proto- + industrialization.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 原始工業化 /原始工业化
  • 原始工業化 /原始工业化 (yuánshǐ gōngyèhuà)phase before the industrialization of a country
Finnish esiteollinen aikakausi
  • esiteollinen aikakausiphase before the industrialization of a country
Italian protoindustrializzazione
  • protoindustrializzazionephase before the industrialization of a country
Spanish protoindustrialización
  • protoindustrializaciónphase before the industrialization of a country
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APA

proto-industrialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proto-industrialization

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“proto-industrialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proto-industrialization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proto-industrialization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proto-industrialization.

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